What makes you feel full?
Tucking into turkey and trimmings this holiday? Your gut microbiome has something to say about that. Your stomach can hold, on average, 1 liter of food, but this can expand up to 4 liters when needed – or, when you’re eating that delicious turkey and trimmings over the holidays. However, eating that much leads to discomfort, and lethargy – so what makes you feel full? It is well understood that hunger and satiety are controlled by gut-derived hormones signaling to the brain. However, as we find with surprisingly many things, feeling full (and hungry) is also controlled by your gut...
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